Callum McGregor

Callum McGregor
Personal information
Full name Callum McGregor[1]
Date of birth (1993-06-14) 14 June 1993
Place of birth Pollok, Scotland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Playing position Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Celtic
Number 42
Youth career
0000–2013 Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009– Celtic 53 (7)
2013–2014 → Notts County (loan) 37 (12)
National team‡
2008 Scotland U15 2 (0)
2008–2009 Scotland U16 3 (1)
2009–2011 Scotland U17 8 (8)
2011–2013 Scotland U19 8 (2)
2012 Scotland U20 1 (0)
2013–2014 Scotland U21 5 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 March 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 July 2014

Callum McGregor (born 14 June 1993) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership club Celtic as a central midfielder. He has previously played for Notts County on loan.

Club career

McGregor began his career with Scottish club Celtic. He scored a hat-trick in the 8–0 2012 Scottish Youth Cup Final victory over Queen of the South at Hampden Park.[3] He joined English League One club Notts County on a five-month loan in August 2013.[4] He scored on his debut for the "Magpies" on 7 August, in a 3–2 win over Fleetwood Town at Meadow Lane in the First Round of the League Cup.[5]

McGregor made his first team debut for Celtic against KR Reykjavík on 15 July 2014 in a Champions League qualifier and he scored the only goal of the game.[6] He also scored against Legia Warsaw and NK Maribor in subsequent qualifying rounds.

McGregor made his Scottish Premiership debut against St Johnstone on 13 August 2014 and scored a goal in a 3–0 victory for Celtic.

On 29 August 2014, McGregor signed a new five-year contract with Celtic.[7]

International career

As of August 2014, McGregor has made five appearances and scored one goal for the Scotland national under-21 football team.[8] McGregor was added to the full Scotland squad for the first time in August 2014, soon after he broke into the Celtic first team.[8]

Career statistics

As of 1 November 2016
Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other[9] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Celtic 2013–14[10]Scottish Premiership000000000000
2014–15[11]Scottish Premiership182002011300315
2015–16[11]Scottish Premiership19420312100266
2016–17[11]Scottish Premiership5000108000140
Total 4262061214007111
Notts County (loan) 2013–14[10]League One3612102100114014
Total 3612102100114014
Career total 781830721341111125

Honours

Club

Celtic

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/01/2014 and 31/01/2014" (PDF). The Football League. January 2014. p. 1. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Callum McGregor Profile". NottsCounty.co.uk.
  3. ↑ Henderson, Mark (23 April 2012). "Eightsome reel at Hampden as young Celts lift Youth Cup". Celtic F.C. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Notts County sign Celtic midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "Notts County 3 - 2 Fleetwood". BBC Sport. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "KR Reykjavík 0-1 Celtic". BBC Sport. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  7. ↑ "Celtic's Callum McGregor signs new five-year contract".
  8. 1 2 "Gordon Strachan calls up Callum McGregor and Craig Gordon". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  9. ↑ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Football League Trophy.
  10. 1 2 "Games played by Callum McGregor in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  11. 1 2 3 "Games played by Callum McGregor in 2014/15". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 August 2014.

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